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Mets catcher Omir Santos blocks Logan Morrison's path to home plate for the Marlins during a 10th-inning play in Jupiter, Fla. The game ended in an 8-8 tie.

St. Louis Cardinals catcher Jason La Rue is hit by a pitch from Boston Red Sox Fernando Cabrera to walk in a bases loaded run during the sixth inning of a spring training game in Jupiter, Fla. La Rue was hit by pitches twice in the game. The Cardinals won 13-8.

Cardinals hitting coach Mark McGwire works with minor leaguer Mike Folli on his first day at camp in Jupiter, Fla.

On the second day of live batting practice, the St. Louis Cardinals take their swings at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Fla.

Florida Marlins shortstop Danny Richar drops a pop-up hit by the Atlanta Braves' Melky Cabrera during the eighth inning of their spring training baseball game in Jupiter, Fla. The Braves beat the Marlins 4-2.

Marlins reliever Hunter Jones performs a conditioning drill by swinging a rope looped around a tire during the spring training practice in Jupiter, Fla.

The Hubble took this image of the planet Jupiter.

The Orioles' Scott Moore dives to reach second base before the Marlins' Dan Uggla can get the ball during their spring training game in Jupiter, Fla. Moore failed to reach the bag in time during Baltimore's 9-7 win.

Infield dirt is sprayed everywhere when Twins third baseman Brian Buscher slides safely into home as catcher Brad Davis is unable to make the play en route to Minnesota topping Florida 8-1 in Jupiter, Fla.

Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jason Donald, right, gets a face-full of dirt as he dives safely into home to score from third as Marlins catcher Brad Davis catches the ball in the sixth inning of their spring baseball game in Jupiter, Fla.

An artist's rendering of the Jupiter-size extrasolar planet HD 189733b being eclipsed by its parent star. Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have measured carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in the planet's atmosphere -- an indication that other planets may be hospitable to life. The planet is located about 63 light-years from Earth.

A crescent moon and the planets Venus (left) and Jupiter (right) are seen in a rare alignment over Hong Kong on December 1, 2008. The three celestial objects come together from time to time, but often they are too close to the sun or unite at a time when they aren't so visible.

A record two-hour observation of Jupiter using a superior technique to remove atmospheric blur has produced the sharpest whole-planet picture ever taken from the ground. The series of 265 snapshots obtained with the Multi-Conjugate Adaptive Optics Demonstrator (MAD) prototype instrument mounted on ESO's Very Large Telescope (VLT) reveal changes in Jupiter's smog-like haze, probably in response to a planet-wide upheaval more than a year ago.

Hubble offers an unprecedented view of a planetary game of Pac-Man among three red spots in Jupiter's atmosphere. "Red Spot Jr." passes in a band of clouds below (south) of the Great Red Spot (GRS). "Red Spot Jr." first appeared on Jupiter in early 2006. This is the second time, since turning red, it has skirted past its big brother apparently unscathed. The "baby red spot," in the same latitudinal band as the GRS, appeared earlier this year. The baby red spot gets ever closer to the GRS until it is caught up in the anticyclonic spin of the GRS. In the final image the baby spot is deformed and pale in color and has been spun to the right of the GRS.

Two new exoplanets and an unknown celestial object are the latest findings of the COROT mission. COROT, seen here, has now been operating for 510 days. The two new planets are gas giants of the hot Jupiter type, which orbit very close to their parent star and tend to have extensive atmospheres because heat from the nearby star gives them energy to expand.

A third red spot has appeared alongside its cousins — the Great Red Spot and Red Spot Jr. — in Jupiter's atmosphere. This third red spot, which is a fraction of the size of the two other features, lies to the west of the Great Red Spot in the same latitude band of clouds. The new red spot was previously a white oval-shaped storm. The change to a red color indicates its swirling storm clouds are rising to heights like the clouds of the Great Red Spot.

New York Mets third baseman Olmedo Saenz hauls in a ball hit into foul territory during the eighth inning of a spring training game against the Florida Marlins in Jupiter, Fla.

Detailed analysis of two huge storms that erupted in Jupiter's atmosphere last March shows that Jupiter's internal heat plays a key role in generating atmospheric disturbances. Understanding this outbreak could be the key to unlock the mysteries buried in the deep Jovian atmosphere. Jupiter is a natural laboratory where atmospheric scientists study the nature and interplay of the intense jets and severe atmospheric phenomena.

Here, two continent-sized storms erupt in Jupiter's atmosphere in March 2007. Analysis shows that Jupiter's internal heat plays a significant role in generating atmospheric disturbances. Understanding this outbreak could be the key to unlock the mysteries buried in the deep Jovian atmosphere. Jupiter is a natural laboratory where atmospheric scientists study the nature and interplay of the intense jets and severe atmospheric phenomena.

A NASA file composite image of the Jovian system, including the edge of Jupiter with its Great Red Spot, and Jupiter's four largest moons. From top to bottom, the moons are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto.

Russia said that it plans to participate in a European mission to investigate Jupiter's moon Europa and search for simple life forms there. The head of the Space Research Institute, Lev Zelyony, said a project to explore Jupiter would be included in the European Space Agency (ESA) program for the years 2015 to 2025.

St. Louis Cardinals players take batting practice before a spring training baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Jupiter, Fla. The Cardinals won 2-1.

Cardinals pitcher Jason Isringhausen signs autographs for fans during the reigning World Series champs' spring training workout in Jupiter, Fla.

Hey Tony, no glove?
St. Louis manager Tony La Russa uses his cap as he tracks a fly ball during spring training in Jupiter, Fla. The World Series-champion Cardinals open baseball's entire spring schedule by entertaining Florida International University on Monday.

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, center, chats with Bill Belichick, left, head coach of the New England Patriots, during St. Louis’ spring training game against the Atlanta Braves in Jupiter, Fla.

This foursome of Red Sox fans could have been part of the group lining up for tickets at 5 a.m. to watch their favorite, Daisuke Matsuzaka, work to the Florida Marlins in Jupiter, Fla. The young men saw the Japanese import throw three scoreless innings during Boston's 14-6 victory.

St. Louis Cardinals' Hall of Famer Lou Brock signs autographs for fans before a spring training game against the Orioles in Jupiter, Fla. Baltimore won the game 4-1.